Two Million Books Read in 1000 Days!

Over two million books have now been read on Tar Heel Reader! Click here to check out where Tar Heel Reader books are being read.

Addressing the literacy learning needs of persons with disabilities of all ages.

Tar Heel Reader

Tar Heel Reader is a growing free library of accessible, beginning level readers for students of all ages.

Exemplar Text Supports

A collection of open-source, accessible texts that were created to provide students with significant cognitive disabilities with access to the content of the Exemplar Texts listed in Appendix B of the Common Core State Standards at a complexity level that will help them develop reading skills.